Rivlin tells Putin that Israel is concerned about Syrian border (JNS.org) Israeli President Reuven Rivlin met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday where the Israeli leader urged Putin to not let Iran and Hezbollah gain a stronger foothold along the Syrian border with Israel. In a joint press conference ahead of their […]
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Occasional expressions of concern for our safety come from overseas. Their primary worries are about Palestinians or Arabs. As I began writing this, a weatherman friend who lives in the West Bank warned me about the approach of high winds. “Stay away from swaying trees” was his message. Life is
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastDeputy FM reveals secret ties between Israel and Indonesia (JNS.org) Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely revealed during a Knesset debate over the recent denial of Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi entry to Ramallah that Israel has unofficial secret ties with Indonesia. According to Hotovely, Israel has had “continuous contact” with Indonesia, the Jerusalem Post
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By Yoni Peres NEVEH ESHKOL, Israel – Am Sameach, meaning “Happy People,” is a non-profit organization that was begun 10 years ago in Tel Aviv. Here in this regional council, near Israel’s border with Gaza, Am Sameach representatives help to lift Holocaust survivors and other residents from the depression and fear caused by the
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON, Massachusetts — “My style of deal-making is quite simple and straightforward,” wrote Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in his 1987 book, Trump: The Art of the Deal. “I aim very high, and then I just keep pushing and pushing and pushing to get what I’m after.” How Mr. Trump’s
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Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts, USAU.S. lawmakers declare Islamic State crimes genocide (JNS.org) The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday evening voted 393-0 in favor of a bipartisan resolution declaring that the Islamic State has committed genocide against religious minorities in Iraq and Syria. “ISIS is guilty of genocide,” Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Rep. Ed Royce
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Middle EastSAN DIEGO (SDJW)– Jonathan Valverde, the pastor’s son with an operatic voice who founded Latinos for Israel, has returned from a trip to Israel where he performed with Israeli signer David D’Or. Valverde was invited there by the Israeli singer after an appearance in San Diego at which Valverde also sang. Here is a video
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — The words we use are important, especially when explaining a situation or making an argument. Evidently, Israelis haven’t read Lewis Carroll’s “Through the Looking-Glass.” It was Humpty Dumpty who said, “When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor
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Jewish History, Middle East, Steve KramerBy Tammi Rossman-Benjamin SANTA CRUZ, California –After numerous independent surveys have suggested alarming rates of anti-Semitic activity on college and university campuses across the country, AMCHA Initiative today released the first empirical study of its kind demonstrating that anti-Zionist activities, including BDS, anti-Israel student groups and faculty who endorse an academic boycott of Israel, are at the
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAGerman ambassador says ‘occupied territories’ not part of Israel (JNS.org) Following European businesses’ recent demand of Jordan Valley farmers that their products be labeled “manufactured in territories occupied by the Israeli government” before being exported to Europe, Germany has reiterated the requirement for labeling Israeli settlement products. David Elhayani, the head of the Jordan
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There have been recent mutterings about the personal enmity between the great leaders, with the greatest of them all wondering about his years at the top. And Israelis arguing about the nature of Palestinian violence. Connecting the two kinds of speculation is a widespread need to know, despite the reality
Israel and the U.S. — The state of the states Read More »
Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Has Prime Minister Netanyahu really insulted the President of the United States and the whole American establishment by canceling a scheduled meeting at the White House? Can we believe the announced reason, that he did not want to be seen involving himself in US politics during a contentious presidential primary
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Vice President Biden arrived in Israel this week, word leaked about yet another “peace plan” designed by the Obama administration. There isn’t much new in it. According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. might support a UN Security Council resolution calling on “both sides to compromise on key
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Middle East, Shoshana BryenIDF raids Palestinian TV station over incitement (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) An Islamic Jihad-affiliated television station urging Palestinians to carry out terrorist attacks has been taken off the air, Israel’s Shin Bet security agency said Friday. The order to shut down Ramallah-based Falastin al-Yom, which maintains a television station as well as Facebook and Twitter
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